Buxom Full-On Lip Polish in HEATHER aka promotion!

<--I haven't even received this yet and I'm excited. I love when products have the same name as me, heh. I've also found colours corresponding with the majority of my girl friends and my girlfriend(there's a difference...), and I've obnoxiously been crowing to them about it. These are the things that get me by in life. #SmallPleasures ..By the way, that photo is from Sephora's website.

The title didnt lie, I got a promotion at work! I'm pretty excited, and grateful. My old job very rarely gave out raises, not even broaching promotions(let's not wonder why I stayed there for six years and only made a $.40ish raise the *entire* time...too embarrassing to think about), and while I'm not moving mountains or performing brain surgery now, it feels wonderful when hard work and loyalty are recognized, let alone rewarded. With the pay increase, I'm hoping to pay for my final 10 credits out of pocket--then be done with school forever! Good things are happening, and I am grateful for the blessings.

A short Giving Me Life list, for shits'n'giggles, alias I'm in spending mode:

1. The Aretha Franklin Pandora station I've been obsessing over for the past few weeks. I looooooooove it.

2. Aforementioned Buxom products. I ordered "Love, Dolly" lipstick, too.

3.

Star Wars Vans...AUGH! I actually got these last week--I kind of went a little shopping happy when I learned of my promotion--and they came with a little Boba Fett collectible figurine wearing Checkerboards. SO AWESOME, I COULD DIE. Lest we forget: I'm a major nerd and actually have Star Wars LE Adidas Superstars from a few years ago, too. Pretty weird, as I dont leave the house in any of them...they're just for lookin' shoes, not for wearing.

4. I plan for a smaller bag to be my first "major" purse purchase in...a few months. I was saving up my tips from work to get another tattoo-my boss's idea, believe it or not!-but this Tory Burch clutch is too cute not to own. Also, it's called Amanda. My girl.

5. Training. In the midst of my work training, I am 10K training, too! I've been casually running for a few years now(there's a park by my house, and I'd obviously rather spend my money on do-dads and makeup than a gym membership), and aforementioned girlfriend and I have decided to step our game from about 4M four or five times a week to about 7M. I'm not sure how well it'll go, but summer's here and it seems like as good a time as any.

It is sweltering in The Manor right now, so I think I'm going to go drape myself across the air-conditioner. More soon. XOXO